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There's a big man whose name will be swirling in trade talks during the NBA draft on Thursday, and his name is not Dwight Howard. It's Los Angeles Lakers power forward Pau Gasol.

According to ESPN, the Lakers are actively shopping Gasol to gauge his trade value. The report indicates that the Lakers are trying to trade the 31-year-old for a top 10 draft pick, and would also like to get an "established player" in the deal.

In addition, the Lakers also want another team to take on the final two years and $38 million left on Gasol's contract.

While there's no doubt that the big man can still play and contribute to an NBA title, the Lakers may have to temper their expectations if they are to part ways with Gasol on draft day.

Good luck finding someone who will take on $38 million of Gasol's contract. He was once a great player, but his absolute lack of interest in protecting the paint is killing the Lakers. Last night, in crunch, time, a Suns player drove from 22 feet out right down a wide open lane to the hoop. Gasol was 1 foot from the rim, watching the guy drive, and never moved an inch to challenge the shot. The Lakers are getting killed in the lane: every team is making dunks and wide open 10 footers against them, and out rebounding them. When the Lakers were within 3 points, D'Antoni put in Kobe, Gasol and Blake - and the Suns must have been salivating, because they just ran away with it. It's a young man's game, and the Lakers have young men who can really play - they need to play them in crunch time, reps and salary be damned.